The Cabinet reshuffle, as it happened

Number Of Cabinet Ministers To Lose Their Seats At Next General Election

12/1 None

5/2 One or Two

5/4 Three or Four

3/1 Five or Six

6/1 Seven or more

Number Of Female Cabinet Ministers Following Next General Election

50/1 None

20/1 One

8/1 Two

4/1 Three

6/1 Four

5/2 Five

7/2 Six or more

Update 2.45pm

The President of the Irish Medical Organisation, Professor Trevor Duffy, issues a warning to the new Minister for Health Leo Varadkar: "We don’t need reforms which are designed by the IMF in Washington, we need reforms which reflect the reality of an overstretched health service where services to patients are being cut year on year, workload for doctors is increasing to unmanageable levels."

Welcome to the new post Leo….

Update 2.35pm

The Taoiseach says the Cabinet reshuffle is about showing people they can get on with their lives without keeping their heads down and just surviving.

Enda Kenny's replaced a third of the Cabinet and brought a first-time TD straight into Government.

Tánaiste Joan Burton says they will work with head and heart to deliver the benefits of recovery in people's lives.

Enda Kenny's promoted Paschal Donohoe to Cabinet to Transport, Tourism and Sport after a short stint as a junior Minister and in a bigger surprise is bringing first time TD Heather Humphries into the Government as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

Leo Varadkar will move to Health, with the Department of Children becoming the new home for James Reilly who will take over from Charlie Flanagan who has only been in the job for a short time.

The Laois Offaly TD moves to Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Richard Bruton has held on in Jobs, as has Simon Coveney in Agriculture who also gets the Defence portfolio.

Paschal Donohoe and Damien English are rumoured to be entering Cabinet to fill Deenihan's seat and that left vacant by Phil Hogan.

Meetings with the Taoiseach are underway, with Fine Gael Deputy Leader James Reilly rumoured to be moved to the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio, from health.

It is expected that the current Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar, will take over the Department of Health.

On the Labour side, deputy Leader Alan Kelly is to take over at the Department of the Environment and Housing. Education may go to Kathleen Lynch or Jan O'Sullivan, and Communication is rumoured for Alex White.

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste will also outline their priorities, with promises for social housing and free GP care for over-70s.

The announcement of a low-wage commission is also expected, which would explore the possibility of raising the minimum wage.